Education
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Local Expert in Positive Psychology to Connect Character Strengths, Well-Being in Lecture at Harcum
The awareness and application of personal character strengths valued across time and around the world can dramatically increase one’s well-being, sense of purpose, and overall happiness in work and personal life. That’s according to Positive Psychologist and Psychology Today blogger Elizabeth Elizardi, who will present an informative lecture at Harcum College on Thursday, Feb. 20…
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A Penn Wood High Teacher Wants to Give Students the Skills to Avoid Domestic Violence
Penn Wood High students are taking an after-school class on relationships that hopefully will help curb domestic violence and sexual assault, writes Bethany Ao for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The class by teacher Valencia Peterson is part of Open Door Abuse Awareness and Prevention (ODAAP), a nonprofit that Peterson started in 2014. The class provides tools…
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Valley Forge Military Academy Grad Challenges Cadets to Achieve Honor in Everything They Do
As the inaugural speaker of the 2019-2020 academic year, Valley Forge Military Academy graduate Emmanuel Ahoua challenged the 92nd Corps of Cadets to understand and achieve honor in everything they do, writes Mary Brown for Main Line Media News. Ahoua, who is now a member of the Class of 2021 at the U.S. Military Academy,…
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Under Its First Female President, Goldey-Beacom College Expands in Academics, Athletics, Facilities
Under the leadership of its first female president in its 134-year history, Goldey-Beacom College, a private school in northern Delaware with high standards of educational excellence, is expanding in new and exciting directions. Dr. Colleen Perry Keith, who served as president of Pfeiffer University in North Carolina since 2015 and was president of Spartanburg Methodist…
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Villanova University Boasts Three of Top 50 Highest Paying Graduate Degree Programs in Greater Philly
Three programs from Villanova University are ranked among the 50 top-paying graduate degree programs in Greater Philadelphia, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The rankings were determined by comparing students’ median earnings one year after graduating. Students with finance, management, law, and medical degrees are among the highest paid during the first year…
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National Science Foundation Funds 24 Scholarships at Neumann With $649,556 Grant
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Neumann University a five-year grant in the amount of $649,556 to enroll, retain, and graduate students in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The bulk of the grant money will provide scholarships for 24 students seeking undergraduate degrees in biology, computer and information science, cybersecurity, data…
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Villanova Places Ninth in Nation on U.S. News List of Top Online MBA Programs
Villanova University’s online MBA programs placed ninth among the 100 top rated in the country, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. It is the highest ranked local school on the list. In online master’s in business degree programs, excluding MBAs, Villanova placed third. The new report from U.S. News and World Report also…
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Charter School Could Take Over Chester Upland District Elementary Schools If Proposal Approved
A proposal has been made to have the Chester Community Charter School run the elementary schools in the Chester Upland School District, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. The proposal is part of a Revised Financial Recovery Plan for the district. Common Pleas Judge Barry Dozor has scheduled a hearing on the plan March…
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Delaware County Parochial Schools Still See Value in Teaching Cursive
While many are dropping cursive from the school curriculum, seeing it as a useless skill wasting student time, parochial schools in our region continue to teach the art of handwriting and good penmanship, writes Melanie Burney and Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Local Catholic school teachers see it as a sign of a…
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Former Brigadier General Remembers Neumann University in Her Will
The School of Nursing at Neumann University has received a bequest of $68,000 from former Brigadier General Connie L. Slewitzke, who died Sept. 2, 2019. According to Nursing Dean Kathleen Hoover, the school will use the bequest to purchase additional high-tech patient simulators for nursing laboratories. Slewitzke was a 30-year veteran of the military who…
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Penn State Great Valley Professor Demonstrates Immersive Learning Modules at University Park
When Penn State’s newly established Center for Immersive Experiences (CIE) recently hosted an immersive technology open house at the University Park campus, Penn State Great Valley had a strong presence, with Ashkan Negahban, assistant professor of engineering management, and his research team demonstrating their immersive simulation-based learning (I-SBL) approach. Negahban’s project focuses on transforming online…
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Discover What Makes Valley Forge Military Academy Unique at Open House on Jan. 18
Valley Forge Military Academy and College invites you to learn more about its Academy, a college preparatory school for boys in grades 7-12, by visiting its sprawling, 100-acre campus in Wayne on Saturday, Jan. 18 from 9 AM-12 PM. VFMA boasts a tradition of instilling values and building self-confidence to prepare tomorrow’s leaders. It offers…
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Two Profs in WilmU’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Explain How to Cope with a Narcissist
By Maria Hess The good news is that the world is full of thoughtful people who value others, give attention rather than seek it, and own their weaknesses. We see our value in their eyes and learn to recognize it in ourselves. Yet even the most inspiring people are a little narcissistic. In fact, we all…
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PSGV Students Win Hackathon, Defeat Competitors with Decades of Data Analytics Experience
Penn State Great Valley students Harsh Anand, Atharva Mungee, and Rahul Sharma wanted to learn more about solving sales forecasting problems when they decided to attend the Wawa HCL Hackathon last fall. Participating in their first hackathon in the United States, the three data analytics graduate students won first place. “Our approach was to learn…
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Federal Court Lawsuit Against Valley Forge Military Academy Foundation Dismissed
Valley Forge Military Academy Foundation (VFMAF) has announced that the federal court lawsuit brought by supporters of a former VFMAF president has been dismissed, clearing the Foundation and its Trustees of any wrongdoing. “We are thankful for this conclusive action by the courts, so we can move past this frivolous lawsuit,” said John English, Chairman…
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Villanova Professor Says the Star Betelgeuse Is Inexplicably Getting Fainter
The giant red star Betelgeuse has gotten 2.5 times fainter since October, according to Villanova University astronomy professor Ed Guinan, writes David Matthews for the New York Daily News. In his paper, “The Fainting of the Nearby Supergiant Betelgeuse,” Guinan says the star was once the ninth-brightest in the sky but is now 23rd. The…
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Haverford High’s Radio Station Has Been Operating Since 1949 and Is the Oldest of Its Kind in the Nation
Haverford High School has the oldest operating high school radio station (WHHS, 99.9 FM) in the country, writes Mari A. Schaefer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The little 10-watt student-run radio station first broadcast Dec. 6, 1949. It has moved three times during school renovations and three times on the dial. In 2002, Radio One took…
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New African American Director Takes the Reigns at Glen Mills Schools, Reforms to Be Implemented
Glen Mills Schools, caught up in an abuse scandal that is prompting changes in the state’s juvenile justice system, now has a new African-American executive director and a new focus, writes John N. Mitchell for The Philadelphia Tribune. Christopher Spriggs, 47, a former trigonometry teacher at the school, has been named acting executive director. Spriggs…
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